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Officials say state funding changes could force future sanitation fee study; no immediate plan to charge customers
Summary
District Administrator Rick Conrad told the Board of Sanitary Commissioners the sanitary district expects an estimated 5% shortfall this year because of Senate Enrolled Act 1 and will explore options including billing for services; the board said no immediate change will be made and staff will await DLGF numbers.
District Administrator Rick Conrad told the Board of Sanitary Commissioners on June 25 that changes tied to Senate Enrolled Act 1 will reduce district funding and may force future changes to how sanitation is funded.
Conrad said the sanitation department is funded through property taxes and "we have an anticipated shortfall of about 5% this year, and that's going to increase incrementally over the remaining years." He said the…
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